Leaving.. On a jet plane...
It seems that those innocuous $2.50 bottles of water the we take on the plane with us, could actually be component 'B' of a three part mixture that turns baby poop into an improvised incendiary device.
Next week, I'm going to fly to an undisclosed location in the Mid-West for a wedding reception. Now, I hate to fly, I really do. It's uncomfortable. It's painful. I always get sick after flying. However, I would like to remind my fellow air travelers that while it is going to be EXTREMELY inconvenient to have to pack everything that is liquid or jelled into a bag that gets checked, things will go smoothly if you don't bitch, whine and complain about having to pack everything into a bag that gets checked. Just do it. Do it before you get in line to check your bag. Do it before you get into the security line. Besides, do you really need to take that jar of KY in your carry on?
Put the crap you do carry on into a zip lock bag, so security can see it. Take your shoes off before you get to the metal detector. Take off your belt too. Just get used to taking any metal off and doing the things that make it easy for TSA to do their job. Guess what will happen? The lines will shrink. We'll get there on time and we won't have to show up at the airport 3 hours early.
I'm going to pack everything I take on my trip into my checkin luggage. Checking a bag isn't that big a deal. Waiting for your bag isn't the big a deal. Having some whack job trying to blow you up because you're an infidel American, sucks worse.
--bp
